Kansas Wesleyan University

Kaylaen Dittmer is one of the best women's basketball players to ever don the purple and gold for the Coyotes. She was a four-year starter for the KWU Women's Basketball team, helping lead a turnaround in the program from 14-15 her freshman campaign to a then-school record 27-6 season as a senior. The Coyotes were KCAC Champions for the first time since 1988 and won the KCAC Tournament in her senior season for the first time in school history and made the first of three straight appearances at the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championships, reaching the Second Round. She was named the 2006 KCAC Freshman of the Year, helping KWU improve nine games over the previous season, winning 10-plus games for the first time since 2000. She was named Honorable Mention All-KCAC in 2006 and 2007 and in 2009 was named First Team All-KCAC, to the All-KCAC All-Defense Team and was the KCAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year. She was a four-year letterwinner, playing in and starting all 121 team games during her career. She was named as a Second Team NAIA All-American in 2009. Dittmer is the career leader at KWU in assists (381), Free Throws made (333), the season leader in free throws made (128) and attempted (162) in 2009 and set the KWU single game steals record of ten against Peru State on November 4, 2008. Her 1337 career points ranks seventh all-time for the Coyotes.